The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-03-23


gentleman in light gray clothes. he
wore a heavy gray mustache, and had an
important, business.like air
He was evidently on the alert to see @
friend among the passengers. and Begin
ming to knit his heavy eyebrows and
grow very red when. the tug having
landed all her passengers. the person he
expected did not appear
The second officer OF the Abyssinia had
landed, and De Roehefontln heard the
old gentleman say to him:
Young lady BY the name Of Robinson
on the boat, sir2's
This was enough. De Rochefontln
advanced; and, as Mariana had told him
that her father did not understand
French. said, In the best English he
could command, bowling very low as he
spoke:
ALLOW me, monsieur. MademoIsells,
your daughter, remains upon re Ship
HEIR The old gentleman giared
rather ilereely at De Rochefontin, who
bowed courteously and remarked:
Miss Robinson waits for you on the
ship. monsieur. She Is slightly dlscom-
!. posed ut the prospect OF seeing you.s
q On. she is, 2 interrupted the other.
well, I should thing she ought to be-.
and he laughed with deep and not very
mifthIul nav, nav, haW.
The tug was now ready to return ia
the steamer. and the two gentlemen
stepped aboard.
I" Who are you, anyhow. sirs" asked
Mr.. Robinson, facing about abruptly
upon his companion.
De Rochefontln handed him his card.
The old gentleman grew very red and
exclaimed:
Theodore de Rochefontln! What.
you are the man who wants to marry my
daughter
All no, monsieur. pardon me, hat
not that honor. Mademoiselle your
daughter, Is young lady very aEiabie
admire, oh, very we'll; but my heart,
monsieur, he belongs to another" and
De Rochefontin bowed again.
II does? Then what In the name
OF wonder are you travelling around with
my daughter for, sir? Idemand an ex-
planatIon'
~ make the journey With mademoi-
selle simply as a conapdgnon de royuge."
Now, see here, young man, yotir name
IL Theodore dc Rochefontin, and you
belong to the Bourbon nobiesse, what
over that Is. and own chateau In Nor
mandy. don't YOU? and you're the soul
OF honor and chivalry, aren't you? Hold
onl / believe I've got the inventory OF
your attractions right here" and he
began taking a handful OF letters out Of
his pocket.
"Mais, uousieuri--that affair becomes
now hopeless; let US, de bonnie grace, /
pray you. advise mademoiselle your
daughter with it.
They now stepped on board the Abyss
sinia. Mariana was waiting for them on
deck, pale and anxious.
~ al. III
daughter. will make rightall that affair"
My daughterr exclaimed the old
gentleman staring at Mariana. Never
saw the young lady in my lifel"
This Is not my father, said Mariana.
My name is Robinson" declared the
old gentleman. James Robinson, OF
the firm OF Robinson and Sharpe, wool
brokers. Now York City,"
And mine Is Mariana Robinson, OF
Mamaroneck, exclaimed the girl. MY
fathers name Is Joseph Robinson: he Is
a lawyer"
Know him well-know him we'll"
said Mr.. Robinson cheerfully, "but (
didn't see him on the Dock"
received Telegram from him two
weeks ago telling me TO come home by
this steamer. cannot understand his
not meeting ma
f" You received that telegram How
In the world did that happen2 sent it
TO Drexels, In Paris, to DO forwarded to
Mary. She was to keep them informed
Of her movements"
g They must have expected her TO be
at the Hotel Victoria, In Baden, the 9Th
OF June, said Mariana half sorrowfully;
" for they sent the dispatch there, and
as was the only Mary Robinson at the
hotel, and as the dispatch was dated New
arb fotf ~
York to telegraph to mel never dreamed
Of Its being for any one but me. So
have taken this journey all for nothing r
= Well, we'll, said Mr.. Robinson. I'll
take you out TO Mamaroneck this after
noon. ordered my daughter to come
home because In her last letter she got
pretty Independent about some French
adyenturer she'd taken II In her head to
marry fellows name same as this"
. He Is tho gentleman to whom your
daughter Is engaged, and he has crossed
the ocean simply to beg you to recon.
slider y0nr decision"
9 Then he can cross back again double
| quick. sald the old gentleman.
Mariana saw that she now held the
matter in her own hands TO great
| extent.
At word from her De Rochefontin
walked away, leaving her alone with Mr..
Robinson. She proceeded to plead the
cause OF the two lovers.
"0h, you're like all women, he said
ryou can't resist the beard and title"
But as she went on he listened to her
grnvely. and by the time the tug was
ready to return he assured her that he
would invite De Rochefontin 10 his house
and take the matter into serious con-
sIderation. He insisted that Mariana
should go home with him also TO lun-
cheon. BY doing this the girl had a
| chance for little talk with Mrs. Rob-
inson, when the Frenchman's interests
were not neglected.
On her arrival home Mariana found
| her mother Ill. The presence OF the
| oldest daughter was ofan things desired.
| Within a week Mary Robinson. who
| had arrived In Baden Baden the 7th of
| June, but had not gone to Hotel Vic
| toria because 1t was full. and had called
OF the post-oiflce for her mail. received
the following cable dispatch:
Come home at once. Your count
not so bad after oil. You owe every
thing to your double, who has promised
10 DO first bridesmaid. For further
particulars apply to Miss Mass, Hotel
| Victoria. ]. ROBINSON !.
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